Broadway Center Stage: "I Am the One" from Next to Normal | The Kennedy Center

Peter Marks of the Washington Post says "Next to normal? Nah: more than exceptional." The original Broadway director of Next to Normal, Michael Greif helms a star studded cast featuring Tony Award® winner Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen, Pippin) and Tony Award® nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Shuffle Along) in the latest installment of our hit series Broadway Center Stage. The cast includes Maia Reficco (Encores! Evita, Nickelodeon Latin America’s Kally Mashup) as Natalie, Khamary Rose (BET’s The Bobby Brown Story) as Gabe, Ben Levi Ross (Dear Evan Hansen) as Henry, and Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway Center Stage: Footloose) as Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards®—including Best Original Score—and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Next to Normal takes an unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness. Music by Tom Kitt Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey Directed by Michael Greif Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo Musical direction by Charlie Alterman Scenic design by Mark Wendland and adapted for the Kennedy Center by Paul Tate dePoo III Costume design by Jeff Mahshie Lighting design by Cory Pattak Sound design by Kai Harada More about Broadway Center Stage: Come celebrate more of your favorite musicals with the return of our hit series, presented exclusively in our nation’s capital! In a semi-staged concert format and featuring starry casts direct from Broadway, these “extremely high caliber” (The Washington Post) productions put great musicals Center Stage. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb